We're ECSTATIC to report that President Barack Obama has officially signed the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy, which meant that gay and lesbians were not allowed to serve in the military openly, and will become effective September 20th!

He says in a statement:

"As Commander in Chief, I have always been confident that our dedicated men and women in uniform would transition to a new policy in an orderly manner that preserves unit cohesion, recruitment, retention and military effectiveness… As of September 20th, service members will no longer be forced to hide who they are in order to serve our country. Our military will no longer be deprived of the talents and skills of patriotic Americans just because they happen to be gay or lesbian. I want to thank all our men and women in uniform, including those who are gay or lesbian, for their professionalism and patriotism during this transition. Every American can be proud that our extraordinary troops and their families, like earlier generations that have adapted to other changes, will only grow stronger and remain the best fighting force in the world and a reflection of the values of justice and equality that the define us as Americans."

We couldn't have said it better ourself!

Such a proud day for Americans! Now, let's keep the equal rights coming!

Not hard to be first on this site any more. Amy Winehouse dies and the only news here is about gay shit. This isn't "celebrity juice" it's "gay shit" that's why everyone is on the other sites, this went from a celeb site to a gay site. BTW, if anyone is here, Amy Winehouse died, might want to check out a celeb site for details

I dont personally like the miltary but to each its own! I don't believe it should really matter if your gay or straight when you join the miltary you all have a job to do! It doesn't matter what your sexual orientation is when you apply to work in a school, hospital or even in a law firm so why should it matter to join the miltary? Not telling means to me that your not proud of who you are and that you just want to hide it! Dnt ask dnt tell is bull!!

as for DADT…big deal… that just means they can't be kicked out of the military for being gay… that does not stop others from beating the crap out of them, making fun of them, etc. etc. etc…. WAKE UP MARIO!

Yeh!! Great news!! Country is debt from hell but the President and the gays care only about THE REPEAL BS. Just like the President, pushed down everybody's throat to make them priority over EVERYTHING else in this Country. Nothing is more important then this on capitol hill… Country is broke and that is all you care about is dont ask dont tell>>>

Re: Yenkme – Yeah thanks to your beloved chimp boy George W Bush! DO NOT FORGET WHERE ALLLLLLLLLLL THIS CRAP CAME FROM!!!! Stupid fucking republicans have been expecting Obama to clean up their FUCKED UP MESS since day 100!

Screw "don't ask, don't tell"…..try passing a legitimate budget, creating jobs and a working healthcare system. Oh, and social security that I will probably not get even though I've put 30 yrs of money into it so far…..THAT is what we should be worried about!!!!!!!

The problem with this is it is NOT a vitory. Just because DADT has been repealed, it does not change much besides the fact they can serve openly. There will be no benefits, housing, and etc.. for their partners, even if they are married. The mlitary does not recognize gay marriages. So even though we sit here preparing for this and training our military and organizations it is just to prepare and understand what is going to happen in the coming months.

Its called racist when u speak up about our Country now if u dont believe in everything everybody(low %) believes in!! I dont care about the gays or anybody else as long as they are not hurting people in this world. Live your life the way you want and dont shove your believes down everybody's throat. Its like hanging out with Born again Christians!
Right now are country is in major turmoil and the lawyers and money(wasted) that can be used for more important things. FEEDING THE HUNGRY in our COUNTRY!!
If your thinking BUSH put us here, you really need to watch another channel. This guy will go down in HISTORY as the worst PRESIDENT and this wont be me putting this in our history books!!! You blinds fools following the wolf in sheep cloths!!
Healthcare!! Please !!! Any broke or illegal fool can walk into the E.R and GET FREE CARE!!!! Its always been free you fools!! Just dont pay, just like the other 85% because we rely on the 15% !!!RIGHT!!!!!!

O ! The purple lips was not racist, it was a ????. See how everything is racist!!!!
There is a lot of GOOD looking black men and it is not him with his mack daddy walk!!
Look who helped the Professor down the steps when they had the beerfest with the statetrooper and the professor!! The President left his own kind there to get to the beer and the trooper helped him down the stairs. You people dont care that this guy is sham to the people. Follow Rev Wright or read Michele O college paper that as been hidden from the people because its VERY RACIST!!! They are not changing the law for gays because they care!! Its Campaign mode you fools!!!!

But now, the younger sister of Louis, Félicité Deakin (pictured above, left, with Louis), has figured out her own way to pay tribute to her mother in a very special manner, and we are SO touched by it.

On Friday, the 16-year-old Deakin shared the following image (below), a gorgeous portrait of the family with her late mother, Johannah Deakin, surrounded by all of her children: